Obscured by Clouds. The rough and ready blog of a cloud benighted biologist and amateur astronomer. Astroblog will cover my interests in astronomy, biology and Life, the Universe and Everything.

Tuesday, March 08, 2016

Tonight is the Opposition of Jupiter (8 March 2016)

Evening sky on Tuesday March 8 looking east as seen from
Adelaide
at 22:00 ACDST. The inset is the telescopic view of Jupiter at this
time, showing all four Galliean Moons. Similar views
will be seen elsewhere in Australia at the equivalent local time. (click
to embiggen).

Jupiteris
at opposition tonight (8th), when it is biggest and brightest as seen from
Earth. If like me, you are clouded out tonight, Jupiter will be bright and excellent viewing for many weeks to come.

To keep ypu happy, here is a list of Jupiter Moon and great Red Spot events for this month.